PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has dissolved the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) board and appointed a new Chief Executive Officer for the body.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this today in a statement.
He stated that Jalal Ahmad Arabi has been appointed as the commission’s Chairman for a four-year term.
“The President has directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, to proceed on three-months pre-retirement leave as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243 with effect from October 18, 2023, leading to his eventual retirement from service on January 17, 2024,” the statement read.
“The new Chairman / CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi, will assume office in acting capacity on October 18, 2023, and will continue to serve in substantive capacity for a fresh term of four years, beginning on January 17, 2024.”
Tinubu charged the new NAHCON leadership with serving Allah with reverence and uttermost commitment, living by the precepts of service as outlined in the Holy Qur’an.
